# Accident 19880105001259A: Piper PA24250, Salem, IN, January 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1988, 08:00 local time
- Place: Salem, IN
- Airport: Salem
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8199° N, 86.1706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8199&lon=-86.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6487P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6487P-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,063 total, 45 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEX01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880105001259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD ON DEPARTURE FROM AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE. CRASHED TRYING TO RETURN TO AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEX01), Jan 5, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N6487P), Salem, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6487P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860711058679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860711058679I), Jul 11, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N6487P), Hickman, KY, Minor damage. Forced landing after power loss. Found rod cap had come off.
- [Accident 19770522012609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522012609A), May 22, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N6487P), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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